Goddard Memorial State Park, Warwick

Name: Goddard Memorial State Park
Address: Warwick, United States

#16 among attractions in Warwick

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Goddard Memorial State Park is a public recreation area occupying 490 acres along the shores of Greenwich Cove and Greenwich Bay in Warwick, Rhode Island. The state park grounds were once the estate of Civil War officer and Rhode Island politician Robert Goddard, whose children gave the land to the state in 1927 as a memorial to their father. The park features a nine-hole golf course, an equestrian area with 18 miles of bridle trails, swimming beach, canoeing area, picnicking facilities, game fields, and a performing arts center. ()

Established: 1927 (97 years ago)Coordinates: 41°39'31"N, 71°26'16"W

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PotowomutWarwick United States

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Goddard Memorial State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Quidnessett Country Club, Governor Greene Cemetery, Greenwich Odeum, Windmill Cottage.

1.7 miSE
41°38'29"N • 71°24'54"W
Quidnessett Country Club, Quonset Point
43 min walk • Nightlife, Golf
1.3 miNW
Cemetery
Governor Greene Cemetery, Warwick
32 min walk • The Governor Greene Cemetery, frequently called the Governor Greene Lot, is designated as Rhode Island Historical Cemetery, Warwick, #40, and is a late colonial cemetery located in Warwick, Rhode Island near the East Greenwich town line.
0.7 miNW
41°39'47"N • 71°27'1"W
Greenwich Odeum, East Greenwich
19 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
1 miW
Historical place, Windmill
Windmill Cottage, Warwick
26 min walk • Windmill Cottage is a historic house and former windmill at 144 Division Street in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. It was the home of George Washington Greene, a former American consul to Rome and historian.
0.6 miNE
41°39'44"N • 71°25'37"W
Potowomut Golf Club, Warwick
16 min walk • Golf
0.8 miNW
Military museum, Historical place, Museum
Gen. James Mitchell Varnum House, Warwick
21 min walk • The General James Mitchell Varnum House is an historic house at 57 Peirce Street in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1773 for James Mitchell Varnum, who later served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
0.7 miW
Tower
Kent County Courthouse, East Greenwich
18 min walk • The Kent County Courthouse, now the East Greenwich Town Hall, is a historic court building at 127 Main Street in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Kent County was set off from Providence County in 1750. The same year, a courthouse was constructed in East Greenwich, then the largest town in the new county.
0.7 miW
Neighbourhood
East Greenwich Historic District, East Greenwich
19 min walk • East Greenwich Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic commercial and civic heart of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States.
0.6 miW
Greek Revival architecture
Col. Micah Whitmarsh House, East Greenwich
17 min walk • The Colonel Micah Whitmarsh House is an historic house in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The 2-1/2 story Greek Revival style brick house was built c. 1767-1771 by John Reynolds, and acquired in 1773 by Micah Whitmarsh, a founding member of the local Kentish Guards militia, which are located nearby in the Armory of the Kentish Guards.
1.1 miE
Greek Revival architecture
Hopelands, Warwick
28 min walk • Hopelands is a historic country estate on Wampanoag Road in Warwick, Rhode Island. It is now the campus of the Rocky Hill School, a private college preparatory school.

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Which popular attractions are close to Goddard Memorial State Park?

Nearby attractions include Col. Micah Whitmarsh House, East Greenwich (17 min walk), Kent County Courthouse, East Greenwich (18 min walk), East Greenwich Historic District, East Greenwich (19 min walk), Greenwich Odeum, East Greenwich (19 min walk).